Re: Active Directory Setup Advice

The issues you need to resolve are separate.
Unless you have incompatible security requirements between the sites, you
only need one domain for all.
You need a domain controller anywhere where you have slow links (e.g ADSL)
or you want people to keep working if the line goes down, and if you can
afford it. If you have fast and reliable links you don't even need that.
Computers will connect to the nearest DC if it is available, but if it isn't
they will find any other.
Anthony

"Matt Berry" <MattBerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What is the best way to configure AD if using 1 central site of around 60
users and another site with 30 which the main traffic goes between. Then 8
satellite offices that connect to the central site.

Should we setup one large single domain that everyone logs into. Meaning
that remotes can talk to any dc that answers a request when logging on?

So everything is under mycompany.local or using sub domains for each site
such as location.mycompany.local at each site?

What would be the best way to configure this and what are the
advantages/disadvantages?


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